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Best History Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 13,162 History movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Schindler's List.

13,162 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Green Book

    2018· 2h 10m· en

    8.213.1K
  4. 4

    Harakiri

    1962· 2h 15m· ja

    8.51.3K
  5. 5

    I Swear

    2025· 2h 1m· en

    8.2470
  8. 8

    Braveheart

    1995· 2h 58m· en

    7.911.4K
  12. 12

    1917

    2019· 1h 59m· en

    8.013.8K
  14. 14

    Amadeus

    1984· 2h 40m· en

    8.04.9K
  15. 15

    Das Boot

    1981· 2h 30m· de

    8.12.6K
  17. 17

    Come and See

    1985· 2h 22m· ru

    8.21.9K
  19. 19

    Ben-Hur

    1959· 3h 32m· en

    7.93.2K
  22. 22

    Apocalypto

    2006· 2h 18m· en

    7.76.6K
  23. 23

    Spotlight

    2015· 2h 9m· en

    7.88.9K
  24. 24

    Ran

    1985· 2h 40m· ja

    8.01.9K
  28. 28

    Downfall

    2004· 2h 35m· de

    7.94.4K
  35. 35

    Hero

    2002· 1h 39m· zh

    7.52.6K
  37. 37

    RRR

    2022· 3h 7m· te

    7.71.7K
  38. 38

    Nuremberg

    2025· 2h 29m· en

    7.61.4K
  41. 41

    Pressure

    2026· 1h 41m· en

    7.8321
  42. 42

    The Irishman

    2019· 3h 29m· en

    7.67.7K
  46. 46

    Apollo 13

    1995· 2h 20m· en

    7.56.1K
  48. 48

    Togo

    2019· 1h 53m· en

    8.12.3K
  49. 49

    Spartacus

    1960· 3h 17m· en

    7.52.4K
  50. 50

    A Taxi Driver

    2017· 2h 18m· ko

    8.01.2K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

13,162 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Schindler's List currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.